Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity by country
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be...
What the numbers show
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 250,913 t in Malaysia; the lowest is 0 t in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 157.85 t, and the mean is 9,652 t.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 106,522,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 100.0%).
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 250,913 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 8,232 t | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 209,260 t | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 1,412 t | 2024 | up 980.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 207,597 t | 2024 | up 1,985.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 666.37 t | 2022 | up 1,142.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Guatemala | 114,962 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 237.75 t | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 92,882 t | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 184.05 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 82,276 t | 2024 | up 522.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 118.12 t | 2024 | up 5,776.6% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 75,090 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 34 t | 2017 | up 1,260.0% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 69,561 t | 2024 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.83 t | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 9 | China, mainland | 63,259 t | 2024 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20.16 t | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 62,035 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.67 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 41,877 t | 2024 | up 56.8% | falling |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 1.05 t | 2022 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 38,372 t | 2024 | up 15,092.2% | volatile |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.15 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 37,611 t | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 37,179 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 34,520 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 31,957 t | 2024 | up 106,522,000.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 25,702 t | 2024 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 24,572 t | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 24,246 t | 2024 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 23,571 t | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 21,437 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 20,689 t | 2024 | up 2,855.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 20,237 t | 2024 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 18,843 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 15,626 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 15,511 t | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 12,358 t | 2024 | up 212.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 11,528 t | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 11,321 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10,750 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 31 | Australia | 10,435 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.52 t | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 10,209 t | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 0.2 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 9,565 t | 2024 | up 340.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 9,005 t | 2024 | up 1,773.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 8,815 t | 2024 | up 4,505.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Zambia | 7,999 t | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 6,572 t | 2024 | up 245.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Austria | 5,639 t | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 5,298 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 5,083 t | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 4,745 t | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Finland | 4,687 t | 2024 | up 1,874,740.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Ireland | 4,633 t | 2024 | up 1,054.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Czechia | 4,540 t | 2024 | up 459.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 4,431 t | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 4,405 t | 2023 | up 285.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 4,120 t | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 3,560 t | 2024 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Pakistan | 3,164 t | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 3,033 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 3,024 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Jamaica | 2,962 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Panama | 2,748 t | 2024 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 2,668 t | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 2,489 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 2,186 t | 2022 | up 6,091.6% | volatile |
| 57 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,143 t | 2023 | up 718.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 2,119 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 2,080 t | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 1,692 t | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Guyana | 1,574 t | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 1,512 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Norway | 1,388 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Thailand | 1,335 t | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 1,295 t | 2024 | up 259.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 972.81 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 892.18 t | 2022 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 68 | Burundi | 872.13 t | 2022 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 829.05 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 572.05 t | 2024 | up 591.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 538.76 t | 2022 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 526 t | 2024 | up 374.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 483.45 t | 2023 | up 197.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Sudan (former) | 444.29 t | 2011 | up 1,656.8% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 441.54 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Gambia | 437.71 t | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Belize | 431.14 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 418.99 t | 2024 | up 950.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Haiti | 405.53 t | 2021 | up 225,194.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 400 t | 2023 | up 199,900.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 380.31 t | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 374.47 t | 2022 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 307.06 t | 2024 | up 6,878.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Oman | 298.39 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 262.29 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 254.25 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Uruguay | 235.23 t | 2024 | up 5,885.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Eswatini | 231.77 t | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Croatia | 224.77 t | 2024 | up 2,674.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Nigeria | 205.3 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Sudan | 202.24 t | 2018 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 92 | Lithuania | 198.04 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Libya | 157.85 t | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Liberia | 150.09 t | 2022 | up 1,567.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 150 t | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Yemen | 150 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 123.5 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Palestine | 115.58 t | 2022 | up 204.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Singapore | 104.64 t | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 91.48 t | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 85.38 t | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Angola | 81.79 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 75.63 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Belarus | 74.55 t | 2024 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 71.06 t | 2024 | up 22,106.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Albania | 62.1 t | 2022 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Kenya | 55.67 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 54.44 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Argentina | 53.4 t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 52.19 t | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 50.73 t | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Iraq | 48.54 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 48.38 t | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 48.18 t | 2024 | up 699.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Latvia | 47.82 t | 2024 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 45.01 t | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Niger | 40.1 t | 2024 | up 19,950.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 37.85 t | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Qatar | 33.16 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 31.67 t | 2022 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 29.81 t | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Jordan | 27 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.34 t | 2024 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Dominica | 25.25 t | 2023 | up 17,935.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 25 t | 2024 | up 296.8% | volatile |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 24.27 t | 2015 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 20 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 18.37 t | 2022 | up 283.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Estonia | 17.53 t | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Kuwait | 15.67 t | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 12.87 t | 2022 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 12.37 t | 2024 | up 12,270.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mali | 12 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | 11.21 t | 2024 | up 243.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.73 t | 2023 | up 1,330.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 10 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Tonga | 9.38 t | 2020 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 9.09 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 8 t | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | 7.52 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.54 t | 2024 | up 760.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Seychelles | 6.25 t | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Fiji | 5.54 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 4.45 t | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Somalia | 4.19 t | 2023 | up 4,555.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 3.2 t | 2018 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 2.85 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Iceland | 2.61 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Bermuda | 1.65 t | 2023 | up 16,400.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 1.37 t | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Mongolia | 1.26 t | 2023 | up 12,500.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.21 t | 2017 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 153 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.17 t | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Guinea | 1.14 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 1.14 t | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 1.05 t | 2017 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 1 t | 2020 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Maldives | 0.5 t | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Togo | 0.45 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.43 t | 2023 | up 2,050.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.4 t | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Grenada | 0.29 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 0.27 t | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Nepal | 0.24 t | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Gabon | 0.14 t | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Faroe Islands | 0.13 t | 2022 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Samoa | 0.13 t | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Chad | 0.1 t | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | 0.07 t | 2021 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.06 t | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Bhutan | 0.05 t | 2022 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Greenland | 0.05 t | 2018 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 172 | South Sudan | 0.05 t | 2020 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Aruba | 0.04 t | 2022 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Comoros | 0.03 t | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Cameroon | 0.01 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 445,724 t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 348,979 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 309,368 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 298,526 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 283,400 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 280,653 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 219,994 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 184,147 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 141,357 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 114,302 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 110,159 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 97,113 t
- United States of America 74,964 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 69,248 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 59,060 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 57,084 t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 52,418 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 47,933 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 47,361 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 46,581 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 38,861 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 36,886 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 31,941 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 20,335 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 11,914 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 11,373 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 8,969 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 8,846 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 4,073 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 4,022 t
About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf